Straand Festival - November 1 to 3
We look forward to welcoming you once again to the Straand Festival in early November
The Straand Festival is an annual music and dance festival held at the historic Straand Hotel in beautiful Vrådal. Tone, Svein and Øyvind in Tone's Orchestra are behind the festival. Sound and lighting are provided by the experienced guys at Klyve Lydstudio, who are also guitarists in Tone's Orchestra.
The festival is held on the first weekend in November and here you can experience varied Norwegian dance music from several stages throughout the weekend.
There are also good traditions for "bush games" in all the hotel's common areas. If you love dance and music, this is one event you should attend.
There are opportunities to sign up for dance games, please contact Tone Norheim Klausen (toneklau@online.no or 900 85 844)
Watch the video from the last time Det Nedsablede Compagnie was at Straand Festivalen:
This year's line-up:
- Planers
- The Nesablede Company
- Sverre Risdal orchestra
- Evjerampen
- Tones Orchestra
- Bjørn Tore and Svein (aka Knoll & Tott)
We will update this page with the program as it becomes available.
Accommodation options
The program
The following artists are ready to entertain at Straandfestivalen 2023
Planers
Rabalders is a duo that plays everything from country rock to dance bands with a high party factor. These are two guys with long experience in the music scene. Harald Undheim, Norwegian champion in torads, and Øyvind Eikre, known from the dance band Vestnorge!
We look forward to another visit from Rabalders 🙂
Det Nedsablede Company
Det Nedsablede Compagnie is all about good vibes. 7 well-known guys who deliver the goods wholeheartedly every time. The song material is performed with energy and joy that quickly rubs off and gets the audience involved. The repertoire ranges from traditional bluegrass to Waterboys, Bruce Springsteen, Old Crow Medicine Show, The Band, Bob Dylan, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, and some of their own material performed in bluegrass format.
We look forward to this group joining us again at the Straand Festival. Det Nedsablede Compagnie creates a great atmosphere, and you are invited!
Sverre Risdal Orchestra
Sverre Risdals Orkester, consists of: Øyvind Seljåsen, accordion with electric bass. Arnt Kåre Asbjørnsen, accordion. Sverre Risdal, guitar and vocals.
The "orchestra" is the result of friends who often played at old-time dances and play parties. Øyvind plays at play courses and various folk dance events. Øyvind and Arnt Kåre are also active in a small choir. I, Sverre Risdal, was one of the founders of the dance band Frolands-Swingen, which saw the light of day in 1978. We released 6 cassettes with music and song. Øyvind Seljåsen was also in the band for 5 and a half years. During this time, we received several silver records + Froland Municipality's first cultural award. More recently, I, S. Risdal, have had my own one man band. There have been 23 trips to the USA, both as S. Risdal's orchestra, but often alone. We were for many years at the Gautefall meeting. For the last 8 years, we have had the pleasure of being part of the Straand Festival. We look forward to coming to Straand, from November 3-5, 2023.
Evjerampen
Evjerampen is a group from Evje that plays country and dance music: Arnstein Hafver guitar and vocals, Borge Tørå bass and vocals and Finn Bakkevold accordion.
Tones Orchestra
Tones Orkester was founded in 1996 and has released several albums. They mainly play old-time dance music, but occasionally they sneak in a few songs of an untraditional caliber. Tones Orkester's goal is to always be swinging, and the rhythms can be so catchy that even the most stiff-legged will be carried away!
Bjørn Tore & Svein (aka Knoll & Tott)
Knoll & Tott are coming, are you coming?
Bjørn Tore & Svein met at a country camp in Åmli a number of years ago and hit it off. Bjørn Tore from Arendal and Svein from Porsgrunn (now Valebø). Bjørn Tore is a well-known figure in the Agder counties and has played in various settings and alone for many years. Svein played in Trekkspillklubb for a number of years before he found a two-string and eventually co-founded Tones Orkester, with four record releases. They play country and dance music with a lot of humor along the way. Bjørn Tore has been recording for many years and Svein joined this year's album (KNOLL & TOTT)
